路易斯安那州Monroe男子贩毒持枪定罪当日袭击辩护律师 被联邦大陪审团追加起诉：前案面临15年至终身监禁
美国司法部路易斯安那西区联邦检察官办公室宣布，现年32岁、来自路易斯安那州Monroe的 Sirkeameo Vandrell Johnson 已于10月21日被联邦大陪审团追加起诉，指控他在联邦法院内袭击为其辩护的法庭指定律师；就在同一天，一个联邦陪审团刚刚裁定他贩毒与持枪的五项罪名全部成立。
检察官办公室称，9月30日，经过两天审理，联邦首席法官 Terry A. Doughty 主持的陪审团裁定 Johnson 五项罪名成立：共谋持有意图分发冰毒、分发冰毒、持有意图分发冰毒、重罪犯持有枪支，以及在推进贩毒犯罪过程中持有枪支。仅前案一项，他就面临强制性最低15年监禁、最高可达终身监禁，量刑定于2027年1月6日进行。
新的起诉书指控，就在定罪当日、Johnson 仍身处联邦法院大楼内时，他袭击了受害人，对其「殴打、击打并致伤」。受害人是依据《刑事司法法》被法庭指定为 Johnson 辩护的律师，当时正在该刑事案件中代理他。
联邦检察官 Zachary A. Keller 表示，第六修正案赋予的辩护权要求公民律师挺身承担这一宪法核心职能，他们履职时的人身安全对维护宪法社会至关重要；其办公室对发生在联邦法院内的任何袭击「零容忍」，将彻查并以法律允许的最严程度起诉。
新案由联邦调查局（FBI）调查，助理联邦检察官 Casey Stelly 负责起诉，法律助理 Kimberly Blanchard 协助，案号为 3:26-cr-00413。司法部表示，起诉书仅为指控，Johnson 在法庭以无合理怀疑标准证明有罪之前推定无罪。
Louisiana Man Indicted Again for Allegedly Assaulting His Own Defense Attorney on the Day a Jury Convicted Him of Drug and Firearm Offenses
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced that Sirkeameo Vandrell Johnson, 32, of Monroe, Louisiana, was indicted again on October 21, 2026, for allegedly assaulting his court-appointed defense attorney inside a federal courthouse, on the same day a federal jury convicted him of multiple drug trafficking and firearm offenses.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, on September 30, 2026, following a two-day trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty, Johnson was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. For those crimes he faces a mandatory minimum of at least 15 years and up to life in prison, with sentencing scheduled for January 6, 2027.
The new indictment alleges that on September 30, 2026, the same day as his conviction and while still in the federal courthouse, Johnson assaulted the victim, a court-appointed Criminal Justice Act attorney who was representing him in a criminal case, by striking, beating, and wounding him.
"The Sixth Amendment's right to counsel requires citizen-attorneys to step up and serve that core constitutional function for our communities, and their safety while performing that important service is essential to maintaining our Constitutional society," said U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller. "Our Office has zero tolerance for any assault that occurs inside a federal courthouse and will investigate and prosecute any such assault to the fullest extent of the law."
The case is being investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey Stelly, with assistance from Legal Assistant Kimberly Blanchard. The case number is 3:26-cr-00413. An indictment is merely an allegation, and Johnson is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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图片来源：图：位于Monroe的美国邮政局与法院大楼正面，美国地方法院路易斯安那西区Monroe分庭所在地，Carol M. Highsmith 摄。公共领域，经维基共享资源。 / The United States Post Office and Court House in Monroe, home to the Monroe Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, by Carol M. Highsmith. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
